Tag: Big Audio Nightmare

The Original Alternate flies solo this week as Adam Summers takes you through more than 40 minutes of discussion on the Japanese scene, including a preview of the NJPW King of Pro Wrestling show and the Super Junior Tag League, along with a preview of the AJPW Real World Tag League. Additional topics include: comparing…

Unexpected venting about prospective and current American NJPW partners, Kento Miyahara vs. Naoya Nomura II, New Japan’s 12th Young Lion Cup, NOAH’s N-1, KENTA-Ishii, El P < Eagles, some other random thoughts, and maybe even some randomer thoughts. It’s the radio show that’s not afraid to make up words — It’s the Adam and Mike…

The Adam & Mike Big Audio Nightmare. The G1. We Climaxed. Plus, the All Japan Aoki Memorial Convention, the ballad of Tetsuya Naito, Taichi time, you know you love Jay White, much KENTA-Shibata extrapolation (because how can you not?), old school heat and other benefits that come from caring about details and not treating your fans…

Have you heard way too much talk about the New Japan G1 Climax? Hell no you haven’t. Because of that, Adam and Mike are back with their thoughts on how the tournament is progressing. We take a look at who has stood out to us, along with some of our favorite matches since the last time…

The original alternate is back with another “brief” edition of the show — which we cheerfully recorded at the crack of dawn. Disheveled, but not deterred, we give our thoughts on the ongoing New Japan G1 Climax tournament.  Who has stood out most to us, both good and bad? Plus, some of our favorite matches,…

The original alternate here at the Empire is back to bring you the world famous G1 Climax 29 Prediction Show! The annual adventure where Adam Summers and Mike Sempervive run down each night of New Japan’s summer showcase, giving their predictions for every single match, as well as dropping knowledge and opinion along the way.…

Adam and Mike are back with a short edition of the original alternate, giving their thoughts on the full New Japan G1 schedule being announced. While it’s certainly not the annual, award-winning G1 preview show, we look at how the blocks are set up, some of the non-tournament fun that could be, Jon Moxley, main event…

The original alternate is back, and boy are they full of it. Full of the spirit of the New Japan Best of the Super Juniors finals, that is! Adam and Mike recorded this immediately after the BOSJ finals went off the air, this morning, and — no surprise — the praise is effusive for Will…

Adam & Mike discuss the life and career of All Japan Pro Wrestling star Atsushi Aoki, who tragically passed away in a motorcycle accident in Tokyo on Wednesday. Right Click Save as…

The Original Alternate returns on a solo voyage as Adam Summers guides you on a 52-minute odyssey through the AJPW Champion Carnival and the NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku tour. Topics include: Yuji Okabayashi’s incredible week, Miyahara’s chances of winning the Carnival, an intense and inspired NJPW tour, Liger and Suzuki’s old man HATEfest, an…

The original alternate has returned with another early morning recording. Adam and Mike talk the retirement announcement by Jushin Thunder Liger, NOAH leaving the green mat behind, their thoughts on the New Japan Anniversary show and upcoming New Japan Cup (including Adam’s predictions), plus Momo Watanabe and young lasses rising, the IWGP title scene, and more.…

The original alternate goes back to its roots with 100 minutes of puroresu-related comfort programming, as well as the occasional audio whoops. This week’s topics include — but aren’t limited to — Chiberian cold snaps, KENTA speculation, New Japan USA, Shibata’s Musketeers, the visa debacle, and the original formula Lion. Plus, Naito as Chono, a…

Reunited, and feeling semi-lucid, Adam & Mike are back. After a quick look at today’s headlines, we go match-by-match and break down the 28th annual January 4 New Japan Tokyo Dome extravaganza, in our 14th consecutive year of bantering about it. We give our predictions and opine about what could come next for those people…

With Mike on the disabled list, Adam is back to deliver the last original alternate of 2018. In a half hour of power, we get his thoughts on December 16’s NOAH title upheaval — led by Kaito Kiyomiya’s GHC title triumph over Takashi Sugiura — and its colliery to ’17 AJPW. Plus thoughts on the wild Sendai-Stardom…

The original alternate is back, and they are old grumpy men. After going through our recent doings, and future outings, we talk about possibly letting the tide wash upon the shore of the picture in New Japan. Which is kind of a nice way of saying, we’d like to see the start of a recycling…

The original alternate has returned with two guys bantering around a bit — which is a good thing since we’re doing a podcast and dead air wouldn’t be appropriate. Though it might be more coherent. Regardless, topics this week include, but aren’t limited to: the Game Changer of DEATH visits Villa Park, SHINGO announces he’s leaving…